Tag: Eua
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Polynesians: Ancient Seafayers
Just as the movie Moana portrayed, Polynesians were ocean-going voyagers of the sea. They used double-hulled canoes, sometimes fifty feet long and powered by wind. On board, they carried precious cargo of seeds, cultivated plants, and domestic animals to create and support their island ways of life: coconut, breadfruit, bananas, taro, yams, arrowroot, and sugarcane. …